PRAISE FOR THE SONGWRITING OF MATT HILL
Delicate songwriting, with hints of folk and Americana. Bleakly beautiful.
UNCUT
A reminder of the song writing powers of Matt Hill.
AMERICANA UK
A very gifted songwriter and a master of telling stories
HI-FI PLUS MAGAZINE
An absolute gem. Hill is an incredibly talented writer.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - THE MORNING STAR
He gathers his songs around him and weaves them into works of wonder
ROCK N REEL
An outstanding record. Uplifting and inspiring.
MAVERICK MAGAZINE
One of the very best homegrown UK roots-rock albums your reviewer has ever clapped ears on.
WHISPERIN & HOLLERIN
If Matt Hill never writes or sings another song ever again he can die a happy man for creating this masterpiece.
ROCKING MAGPIE
ALBUM BY ALBUM
SAVAGE PILGRIMS (2020)
Perhaps his best. The album unfolds in this quietly spectacular way. It feels timeless, deeply atmospheric. Thoroughly recommended.
Americana UK 9/10
A richly rewarding collection of spellbinding story songs with inventive inspired production that truly brings them to life. A great sounding record - intimate and immersive, but rhythmic, raw and rough around the edges.
Hi-Fi Plus
I can’t recommend this album highly enough.There is a depth to Matt Hill’s storytelling and songwriting that seems out of step with most everything else I hear in the idiom these days. Trust me this is what Folk Music is really about.
Rocking Magpie
Songs of forgotten or underappreciated lives. There is a common theme of resilience and of the value of working-class communities. An album I have little doubt you will want to keep going back to.
Penny Black Music
Brimful of excellent songs. He’s a singular talent.
Blabber n Smoke
One of my albums of the year
Adam Wilson's Quiet Revolution
Mesmerising tales of life, death and everything in between.
Rock n Reel (R2 magazine)
THE BATTLE FOR THE BALLOT (2017. Quiet Loner)
An absolute gem. Hill is an incredibly talented writer and these superb songs and his slow measured voice paint pictures.
The Morning Star (Album of the year 2017)
A reminder of the song writing powers of Matt Hill. A brilliant evocation of the fight for British democracy. It’s Hill at his most passionate and inflamed. It made me feel humble and inspired.
Americana UK 8/10
A canny story teller. If Matt Hill never writes or sings another song ever again he can die a happy man for creating this masterpiece.
Rocking Magpie
GREEDY MAGICIANS (2012. Quiet Loner)
This was a very, very special evening. Nobody left that building unmoved.
Americana UK 10/10
Probably the most important record of the year.
Maverick magazine 5/5
A strong album about standing up and being counted
Fatea
He gets the tone spot-on evoking an authentic spirit of English folk music. A superb album.
Pennyblack Music
SPECTROLOGY (2010. Quiet Loner)
The wordplay is pure Costello. Delicate songwriting, with hints of folk and Americana. Bleakly beautiful.
Uncut 4 stars
He gathers his songs around him and weaves them into works of wonder’
Rock n Reel 4 stars
The Loner's unvarnished, acoustic guitar-gilded explorations shine.
The Daily Mirror 4 stars
An outstanding record. Uplifting and inspiring.
Maverick 4 Stars
Somewhere between Raymond Carver and Alan Sillitoe… dissecting heartbreak with surgical precision. Highly recommended.
Americana UK 8/10
